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...next semester, some grad student will be writing a thesis on the B-movie influences on this A+ film. Scholars will note Kill Bill's throbbing samples of music from Asian and Italian action cinema. They will itemize the guest shots by the old films' icons (Sonny Chiba, Gordon Liu) and parse the stunt direction by Hong Kong master Yuen Wo-ping. They will speculate that Ishii, the name of the gang boss played with silky gravity by Lucy Liu, is Tarantino's nod to two cult directors: Teruo Ishii, who did some prime yakuza films...
...Body Languages,” a Seidman presentation, is composed of eight separate works. It features modern dance works by Boston/Vermont-based choreographer Susan Seidman, as well as works and premieres by guest choreographers Susan Barnard of New Hampshire, and Boston yoga-dance artist Stefani Reitter. Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m. $15, $12 for students, seniors; Green Street Studios, 185 Green St., Cambridge...
...Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance presents “Naya Deep” (New Light), a concert of traditional North Indian dance with live accompaniment in celebration of the season of Diwali. Soloist Gretchen Hayden guest stars. 7:30 p.m. $20 general, $15 students. MIT’s Little Kresge Theater, 48 Mass...
Kris Delmhorst celebrates the release of his new CD “Five Stories” with guest acoustic guitarist Peter Mulvey. Delmhorst is a singer-songwriter and artist from Brooklyn whose warm folk-pop style is influenced by country, gospel, and jazz. 8 p.m. $19.50. Somerville Theater, 55 Davis Square, Somerville...
Stringing together these 11 songs under the loose concept of transcendental romance, Sting only sets himself up for cliched and tired love tunes, which rarely catch attention without pulling in guest artists. Usually, though, they are bogged down with repetitive and maudlin lyrics. Mary J. Blige lends her soul credibility in “Whenever I Say Your Name” for some of the album’s brighter moments. But ultimately, the song falls flat with its swarmy, sugar-coated chorus and failed attempt at manufactured gospel. The opening track, “Inside,” prepares...